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Rival NCP Factions Unite for Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad Civic Polls as Ajit Pawar Goes Solo in Mumbai

The limited local tie-ups seek to avoid splitting the Pawars’ voter base in traditional strongholds before the December 30 nomination deadline.

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Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar before the NCP split.
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani being felicitated by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during the inauguration of the Sharadchandra Pawar Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence at Vidya Pratishthan, in Baramati on Sunday. Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar, Sharad Pawar, also present (ANI)
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Overview

  • Ajit Pawar confirmed a joint fight with the Sharad Pawar faction in Pimpri-Chinchwad, and Rohit Pawar announced a similar alliance for Pune.
  • Leaders said the understanding is confined to these civic bodies and is not a merger, with candidates set to run on their respective clock and trumpet symbols.
  • Seat-sharing for Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad has been worked out, though both sides have yet to disclose the detailed allotments.
  • In Mumbai, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP released a first list of 37 BMC candidates and will contest alone, naming three relatives of Nawab Malik among nominees.
  • The BJP and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena agreed on 207 of 227 BMC seats at a 128–79 split, as nominations close on December 30 with polling on January 15 and counting on January 16.